grown its space. There is such an

amazing collection of video games

to choose from that the Library is

purchasing a new machine to store

all of the gaming goodness. As

early as possible in 2016 the

Library will be receiving the new

storage unit and will be splitting

the video game collection between

two

separate

dispensers.

Everything

will be

clearly labeled of course, but

gamers will need to keep an eye as

to which machine holds the

collection for their gaming system.

So many exciting things are

available at the Clearview Library

District! CLD is always open to

suggestions, just email

contactus@clearviewlibrary.org

2016 will be bringing some

exciting changes to your Library;

and here are just a few for you to

look forward to.

Have you ever been in the Library

when things are a little less than

“Library quiet”? Maybe you were

trying to read the paper, study or

do some research right after story

time, or after school, and found it

to be a little too loud for comfort.

The Library staff is creating a

quiet space for patrons who

would like a peaceful place to

work. It will be located in

the Northeast corner of the

library. It will be enclosed

with glass walls, have

comfortable furniture and

tons of outlets to plug into.

As Library staff strive to create a

Library space where everyone can

come and enjoy all the services

the Library has to offer, they are

going to reinvent the Teen Zone

and DigiLAB. Keep an eye out

for that whole side of the Library

to shift and morph into something

that Teens and “creators” alike can

spend some quality time in.

Last, but certainly not least, the

video game collection at the

Clearview Library District has out

The Windsor-

Severance

Library is open:

Monday-Friday 9:00 am– 8:00 pm

Saturday

9:00 am– 5:00 pm

Sunday

1:00 pm– 5:00 pm

720 3rd St, Windsor,

CO 80550

Contact or Visit us @

clearviewlibrary.org

What is coming to the Library in 2016

January 2016

Expand your horizons

Clearview Library district

The Focus

If you are a local author who would like to be included

in the Local Author Showcase to be held at the Windsor

-Severance Library in April, please fill out an

application form and return it to the Library before

February 29th, 2016.

The Local Author Showcase highlights 6 to 7 authors

from the Northern Colorado area. Authors will be

asked to give a short

introduction about

themselves and their

works, followed by

book sales and

signings for the public.

Applications can be

picked up at the Library or will soon be available on the

Library website. If you have questions or would like a

digital application please contact

programs@clearviewlibrary.org

Please note, if you were included in last years’

showcase you will not be eligible for the 2016

showcase.

Makerspace Blog The Clearview Library District is constantly in the

process of creating; whether it be arts and crafts,

robotics, 3D printing, painting, or any other digital or

physical creation. We now have a blog dedicated to

those types of activities. Often referred to as

"Makerspaces", we are also developing our own space

at the library where our patrons can come in and make

stuff! To check out our "Making" activities, check out

our blog at www.clearviewlibrary.org/create . You can

also access our Create blog by going to our main page,

and scrolling down until you

see the Create logo. Keep

updated on our "making"

activities, and feel free to

leave comments on our posts!

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The Focus

Toddlers and preschoolers love to learn

and want to establish their

independence. Let them—and let them

fail and make mistakes! That’s how

children learn to problem solve!

Let your child use a plastic knife to

learn to cut food. Let kids work out

minor spats and arguments on their

own. Let them make mistakes

coloring and tying their shoes.

Self-correction helps them learn and

grow!

Call for Local Authors

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Early Literacy Fair! Games, prizes, rhymes, songs, and

more!

Saturday, January 30th

@ 6 pm– 7:30 pm

Ages 1-5 and their grown-ups.

No registration required. See our online calendar for other events,

like our weekly storytimes and

Y is for Yoga!

Pokemon Party! I choose you!

Friday, January 8th @ 4 pm

Ages 6-9. No registration required.

For other events like 3D printing, Reading Bugs book club, or

BeTWEEN the Lines book club, see our online calendar!

Robotics Studio

Let’s Code It!

Thursday, January 28th @ 4 pm

Use code to control a Sphero, or build with BitBox.

Register on our website.

For other events like Nerdfighters Hangout, Dungeons and

Dragons, or the Poetry Slam, see our online calendar!

January 2016

Events for YOU(th)!

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The Focus

BOMO Patron Picks from: Severance

Patron Pick Comments

Kyler’s pick: Ninjago Movie by

LEGO

“It has the ninja!”

Sophia’s pick: Tinkerbell books

by Disney (Papercutz Firm)

“Tinkerbell flies and gets into trouble.”

Coralie’s pick: Rapunzel by Helen Perelman

“She’s my favorite princess!”

Anthony’s pick:

Spiderman

by Jennifer Christie

Lily’s pick: Disney Fairies

by Disney Fairies Graphic Novels

“It is special and a Tinkerbell one.”

Loralee’s pick:

The Nutcracker by

E.T.A. Hoffman

“I love it because of the ballerinas!”

Dylan’s pick:

Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle

“It goes ‘beep, beep’ plus all of the animals.”

The Mai Minute According to the New York Times; Lisbeth Salander, star of The Girl with the

Dragon Tattoo was based on what author Stieg Larsson thought that Pippi

Longstocking would be like as an adult.

In conversations with friends, they talked about how certain characters from

children’s books might act and behave if they were older. Mr. Larsson especially liked the idea of a grown-up Pippi, he saw her as a dysfunctional girl, probably with

attention deficit disorder. He imagines that she would have had a hard time finding a

place in society but would nonetheless take a firm hand in directing her own destiny.

Those thoughts became the basis of Lisbeth Salander.

by Resa Mai of the Outreach Dept.

More New Things Coming to CLD!

The Library is launching a new comic book

service to patrons scheduled for February of

2016! Keep an eye on the Library events

calendar for details about the new service and

the ComicCon style event that is being planned

for the product launch. It is sure to be a

fantastic event, so do not miss it!

CLD has new titles available for you to check

out through ZINIO!

Along with your regular favorites the Library

now subscribes to: Star, Allrecipes, New

Yorker, Apple, and MentalFloss.

Enjoy them today!

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January 2016

Meet CLD’s New Teen Librarian!

I grew up in Berthoud, Colorado so I

obviously love to camp, hike,

snowshoe and be outside as much as

possible. Last book I read was

Armada by Ernest Cline, the song I

ALWAYS sing for karaoke is Betty

Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes. I have a

kitty named Alaska (after the John Green book

Looking for Alaska)

I began my library experience in communications

working with social media, marketing, and website

maintenance. I am currently the Teen Librarian for

Clearview Library District

where I develop teen

programming and services, as

well as outreach to local

schools. I have an MSc in

Information Science from City

University London.

If you liked...

If you liked this best seller…

John Grisham’s

Rogue Lawyer

try this as a read-a-like:

Bear is Broken

By Lachlan Smith

Or? Did you like?...

See Me

by Nicholas Sparks

Try this:

Matchmaker

by Elin Hilderbrand

To see more read-a-likes go to our

database page, click on NoveList. Search for

titles you liked to see their read-a-likes.

January on the BOMO

New Stop at Owl Ridge in Greeley

-82nd Ave., just North of Talon Pkwy.

Sundays, 12:30-1:00

Schedule changes for the

following stops:

-Mt. Vista Meadows (Sun., 11:45-12:15)

-Eagle Lake Park– Water Valley

(Tues., 5:00-6:30)

-Greenspire (Cancelled)

-Mt. Shadows (Thurs., 4:00-5:00)

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The Focus

Trending Now, Programs for Adults!

Start your 2016 off at the Library!

New Year, New You!, So You Got an E-reader for the Holidays...Now What?, Kick-Start

Your Health, Extra, Extra! Learn all about it...Tax News That Is!, Combating the Winter

Blues, Beating SAD, I Got This “Techy” Thing Over the Holidays, Help!

and Yoga for the New Year.

Bingo has been rescheduled for January 7th from 6:30-7:30 pm– Don’t miss it!

There is something for everyone.

Please visit our website to see the full list of classes for dates and times.

TOP CIRCULATING ITEMS OF 2015 ADULT FICTION

ADULT NON-FICTION MOVIES 1-Guardians of the galaxy.

2-Teenage mutant ninja turtles.

3-Alexander.

4-Neighbors.

5-Gone girl.

6-John Wick.

7-22 jump street.

8-Chef.

9-Pitch perfect.

10-Horrible bosses 2.

MYSTERIES 1-Endangered / C. J. Box.

2-Savage run / C.J. Box.

3-Breaking creed / Alex Kava.

4-Crash & burn / Lisa Gardner.

5-Hot pursuit / Stuart Woods.

6-The Stranger / Harlan Coben.

7-Nothing to lose : a Reacher novel / Lee Child.

8-The burning room : a novel / Michael Connelly.

9-Below zero / C.J. Box.

10-Back of beyond / C.J. Box.

1-The girl on the train : a novel / Paula Hawkins.

2-Goodnight June : a novel / Sarah Jio.

3-The nightingale / Kristin Hannah.

4-First frost / Sarah Addison Allen.

5-Memory man / David Baldacci.

6-The nightingale / Kristin Hannah.

7-What Alice forgot / Liane Moriarty.

8-A most inconvenient marriage / Regina Jennings.

9-All the light we cannot see : a novel / Anthony Doerr.

10-The husband's secret / Liane Moriarty.

1-Anna and the French kiss / Stephanie Perkins.

2-Eleanor & Park / Rainbow Rowell.

3-The Selection / Kiera Cass.

4-The death cure / James Dashner.

5-Red queen / Victoria Aveyard.

6-Clockwork angel / Cassandra Clare.

7-The Scorch trials / James Dashner.

8-The heir / Kiera Cass.

9-Legend / Marie Lu.

10-The maze runner / James Dashner.

YOUNG ADULT

1-The legend of Zelda / translated by Michael Gombos.

2-The life-changing magic of tidying up / Marie Kondo.

3-Taste of home annual recipes.

4-Guinness world records 2015.

5-Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end / Atul Gawande.

6-Dead wake : the last crossing of the Lusitania / by Erik Larson.

7-The lost world of the Old Ones /David Roberts.

8-Halo 4 the official guide.

9-The paleo foodie cookbook / Arsy Vartanian.

10-The 20/20 diet / Dr. Phil McGraw.

December Event Photos

Crafty Tales

Dickens carolers

Gingerbread houses

Winter fun in severance

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